Tag: Orkney

“Forgot he left the tatties on” – aircraft U-turn snap prompts online jokes

In Brief

Kirsty Stewart - December 8, 2016

A STUNNING image of a jet U-turning above a Scottish island has prompted hilarious online speculation about why the pilot headed back. The aircraft was...

Tooth brushing supervisor sought by school chiefs

Community

Deadline News Journalist - September 8, 2016

A TOOTHBRUSHING supervisor is being recruited by a Scottish school on a salary equivalent to £18,000-a-year. The part-time worker at Dounby Primary, on Orkney's main...

Buy one get one free deal available on Scottish islands – for just £300,000

News

Deadline News Journalist - August 4, 2016

The two islands - off Stromness, Orkney - are being sold off in an extraordinary deal which will make the new owner the ruler...

Minister speaks out against selfie-snapping tourists

News

Deadline News Journalist - August 2, 2016

A CATHEDRAL minister has been forced to speak out after selfie-snapping tourists have started interrupting funerals. Mourners at St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall, Orkney, have...